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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 41100

This procedure removes a small sample of tissue from the front two-thirds of the tongue to be examined under a microscope. It is used to help diagnose a sore, lump, or unusual area on the tongue.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion cost?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$170$126 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$501 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $234 to $3,467Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $102 to $295
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,175professional $170

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$269.15

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Minnesota than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Louisiana· 26th of 51

$186

MN $316HI $155

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.